microg/GmsCore · error · IllegalArgumentException

transitions can't be empty.

Error message

transitions can't be empty.

What it means

The ActivityTransitionRequest(List<ActivityTransition>) constructor requires at least one transition: an empty transitions list (or one with duplicates) triggers IllegalArgumentException with this message during construction.

Source

Thrown at play-services-location/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/location/ActivityTransitionRequest.java:62

            if (res != 0) return res;
            res = Integer.compare(o1.getTransitionType(), o2.getTransitionType());
            return res;
        }
    };

    private ActivityTransitionRequest() {
    }

    /**
     * Creates an {@link ActivityTransitionRequest} object by specifying a list of interested activity transitions.
     *
     * @param transitions a list of interested activity transitions
     * @throws NullPointerException     if {@code transitions} is {@code null}
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if {@code transitions} is an empty list or if there are duplicated transitions in this list
     */
    public ActivityTransitionRequest(List<ActivityTransition> transitions) {
        if (transitions == null) throw new NullPointerException("transitions can't be null");
        if (transitions.isEmpty()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("transitions can't be empty.");
        Set<ActivityTransition> set = new TreeSet<ActivityTransition>(IS_SAME_TRANSITION);
        set.addAll(transitions);
        if (transitions.size() != set.size()) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Found duplicated transition");
        this.activityTransitions = Collections.unmodifiableList(transitions);
    }

    /**
     * Serializes this request to the given intent.
     *
     * @param intent the intent to serailize this object to
     */
    public void serializeToIntentExtra(Intent intent) {
        intent.putExtra(EXTRA, SafeParcelableSerializer.serializeToBytes(this));
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object o) {
        if (this == o) return true;

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Solutions

1. Add at least one ActivityTransition before constructing the request
2. Skip requesting transition updates when no transitions are configured

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at play-services-location/src/main/java/com/google/android/gms/location/ActivityTransitionRequest.java:62 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microg/GmsCore@157c9d86ac (2026-09-06). Data as JSON: /api/errors/34cd4c01234b3ca5. Report an issue: GitHub.